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Biography
Jennie Noll is a Professor in the department of Human Development and Family Studies and the Founder and Director of the Center for Healthy Children, the first national center for child maltreatment research. She received her PhD in Developmental Psychology and Statistical Methodology from the University of Southern California in 1996. She then spent 8 years in Washington, DC at the National Institutes of Health before going to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital where she spent 10 years as a Professor of Pediatrics. Noll's primary research foci are (1) the bio-psycho-social consequences of child maltreatment, including sexual abuse, physical abuse, and neglect, (2) pathways to teen pregnancy and high-risk sexual behaviors for abused and neglected youth, (3) the long-term adverse health outcomes for victims of child sexual abuse, including HPA dysregulation, cognitive deficits, various cancers, immunodeficiencies, healthcare utilization, diabetes and obesity, (4) midlife reversibility of neurocognitive deficits in stress-exposed populations, (5) the propensity for abused and neglected teens to engage in high-risk internet and social media behaviors, and (6) policies and programs for the prevention of child maltreatment.
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University of Southern California: Ph.D., Developmental Psychology/Statistical Methodology 1995
University of Southern California: B.A., Psychology 1990
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- Prevention Research Center for the Promotion of Human Development, Member
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Prevention Research Center for the Promotion of Human Development
Journal of Adolescent Health
Jennie G. Noll, Penelope K. Trickett, Jeffery D. Long, et al.
2017 The purpose was to examine whether the timing of puberty, indexed by breast development and pubic hair development, was earlier for sexually abused females compared with a matched comparison group of nonabused females, controlling for key alternative confounds.
A Person-Centered Approach to Online Sexual Experiences of Female Adolescents: The Role of Maltreatment
Adolescent Health
Jennie G. Noll and Megan K. Maas
2017 Adolescents spend a substantial amount of time on internet-connected devices (Refuel Agency, 2015), yet little is known about how online experiences relate to sexual health outcomes. In addition, cultural norms which encourage female adolescents to prove their sexual attractiveness but shame them for engaging in sexual behavior (Bay Cheng, 2015) make their online sexual experience unique from male adolescents. To further complicate the issue, maltreated female adolescents face even more difficulty during adolescent sexual development as they process past trauma or navigate their world without sound parental guidance (Noll et al., 2013).
Opportunities and challenges in screening for childhood sexual abuse
Child Abuse & Neglect
Jennie G. Noll et al.
2017 Retrospective studies suggest 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will experience sexual abuse before 18 years of age, resulting in future morbidity. Successful interventions exist, however, victims are reluctant to disclose. Screening for childhood sexual abuse (CSA) may provide an opportunity to overcome this barrier, yet no current model for universal CSA screening exists. We sought to understand the perspective of key stakeholders on CSA screening through qualitative research.